IE9 Beta Launch Fails to Slow Microsoft's Browser Slide

PC World posted a news story that the quick start of Internet Explorer 9's beta last month wasn't enough to prevent Microsoft's browser from again losing share to rivals from Google and Apple

The quick start of Internet Explorer 9's beta last month wasn't enough to prevent Microsoft's browser from again losing share to rivals from Google and Apple, a Web measurement firm said today.

Although IE9 beta, which launched Sept. 15, managed to grab 0.25% of the global usage share during the second half of last month, IE's overall share slid by three-quarters of a percentage point, the largest decline since March 2010, according to data published Friday by Net Applications.